largest prime number

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by dmateer25 » Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:51 am
If the questions doesn't say anything about X and Y being integers, I suppose 11 would be the answer.

X=5.9
Y=5.1

5.9+5.1=11

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by niraj_a » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:21 am
wow ur right dmateer

i chose 7 with X = 5 and Y = 2.

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by adilka » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:23 pm
i also picked 7. great catch, dmateer

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by aim.gmat » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:45 pm
dont u think y can have val only between -3 and 5 and not 5.1

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by aim.gmat » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:46 pm
dont u think y can have val only between -3 and 5 and not 5.1

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by aim.gmat » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:46 pm
dont u think y can have val only between -3 and 5 and not 5.1

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by logitech » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:31 pm
Since X>Y

X+Y < 12

11 is the answer.
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